The Katella Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho Alamitos took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Katella, who comes in off a win.
While Knights fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Monday's season opener. They breezed by United Christian Academy to the tune of 73-34 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Knights have posted since November 15, 2023.
Dillon Curtis had a dynamite game for Katella, going 9 for 11 en route to 20 points plus six steals. The dominant performance also gave Curtis a new career-high in field goal percentage (82%). Another player making a difference was Michael Montejo, who scored ten points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Rancho Alamitos didn't have quite enough to beat Oxford Academy on Tuesday and fell 54-52.
Katella came up short against Rancho Alamitos in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 59-48. Thankfully for Katella, Henry Phan (who went 8 for 12 en route to 28 points plus five rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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